ETH Price Recovery Outpaces Bitcoin, Funding Turns Negative

Key points:  Retail investors bore the brunt of ETH’s long liquidations, but they also stepped in to buy the dip to $3,600.  ETH price rebounded to its average trading range while Bitcoin continues to face heavy selling below $116,000. ETH (ETH) price continues to face selling near $4,000, to the surprise of many traders who … Read more

New Ether Treasury Firm 'ETHZilla' Emerges With $425M Funding and a DeFi Twist

Nasdaq-listed biotech firm 180 Life Sciences (ATNF) is set to rebrand as ETHZilla after securing $425 million in private funding to pivot toward an ether-focused treasury strategy. The transaction, structured as a private investment in public equity (PIPE), is expected to close by Aug. 1, the company said in a press release. It’s backed by … Read more

Indian Blockchain Esports Firm Stan Raises Over $2 Million in Funding: Details

Stan, the Indian blockchain esports firm, has closed its Pre-Series A funding round as per an official announcement shared Tuesday, January 23. The company has bagged an investment of $2.7 million (roughly Rs. 22 crore) from several investors, including CoinDCX Ventures and Coinswitch Ventures. With the fresh inflow of capital, Stan says it aims to … Read more

Crypto Bull Run Spikes Number of Web3-Focussed Funds as Startups Swarm for Funding, Guidance

The crypto market valuation, for the first time since 2021, is close to its last all-time high of $3 trillion thanks to Bitcoin, ETH, and other cryptocurrencies undergoing a bull run. Startups looking to establish their name in the crypto sector are taking this bull phase seriously and are swarming towards accelerator programmes. Subsequently, the … Read more

Apple, Nvidia in Talks to Join OpenAI Funding Round: Reports

Apple and chip giant Nvidia are reportedly in talks to invest in OpenAI as part of a new fundraising round that could value the ChatGPT maker above $100 billion (roughly Rs. 7,870 crore), according to media reports on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal first reported on Apple’s interest, citing sources, while Bloomberg News reported on … Read more

Web3-AI Firm ChainML Raises Over $6 Million in Funding as 2024 Sees Spike in Capital Inflow

ChainML, a Web3-enabled AI platform, has secured a notable investment, handing a boost to the Web3 funding environment. The Silicon Valley-based AI and ML development and research firm’s latest investment round, Led by Hack VC, fetched $6.2 million (roughly Rs. 51 crore). The platform aims to decentralise access to artificial intelligence (AI). The latest investment … Read more

Crypto Startups Bagged Over $2 Billion in Funding Across 503 Deals in Q2 2024: PitchBook

Crypto startups reportedly managed to see bigger investments from venture capital firms in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the first. As per a report, a total of $2.7 billion were invested into crypto startups between April and June this year. This amount is 2.5 percent higher than what was fetched by crypto startups … Read more

Binance Former Chief Changpeng Zhao Commits to Blockchain Funding Following Release from US Custody

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, was released from US custody on September 28 after completing a four-month sentence in a California-based low-security prison, Lompoc II. The crypto mogul, who has been banned from the Binance leadership for lifetime, has decided to remain a part of the blockchain ecosystem as an investor. … Read more

Dogecoin Foundation Seeks Funding to Develop ‘Dogebox’: Details  

The Dogecoin Foundation is looking to raise funding now that the re-election of Donald Trump as the US President has rallied the crypto market to record highs. In a detailed message recently posted on X, the official handle of the Dogecoin Foundation said that it was seeking sponsors to fund their 2025 vision for the … Read more

Revolut Seeks $1B in New Funding at $65B Valuation: FT

Revolut, Europe’s most valuable start-up, is in talks to raise $1 billion in fresh capital at a $65 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times. The funding would mark a significant step in the fintech group’s global expansion strategy and represents a 44% increase over its last known valuation of $45 billion from a secondary … Read more